The NPD missed the introduction in Saxony scarcely - a sensitive defeat for the
right-wing extremists in their center, particularly since they must deliver
thousands of voices to the AfD. Settled are not they therefore however yet.
Holger Szymanski looks the first prognosis and computer forecast rather behind
closed doors alone, above in the tower of the Saxon federal state parliament.
Its supporters, two dozen of functionaries, delegate and guests, usually young
men in shirt and suit, must endure some areas of far hours, until the NPD party
head and leading candidate on late Sunday evening speak to them.
There the brown bar stands in the computer forecasts still on 5,0 percent. But
Federal Party boss of Udo Pastörs pushes his man in Saxony direction cameras and
knocks him demonstratively on the shoulder. Two dozen of functionaries, delegate
and guests applaud well-behaved, knock against with sparkling wine. Pastörs and
some different intone even the riser song: “Luck up, luck up”, resounds it over
the corridor. The NPD supporters make themselves courage. In the end there is
809 voices, which are missing to them to the reintroduction. 4.95 percent - a
harsh defeat and in the center of the right-wing extremists. Ten years long was
the Dresdens parliamentary group the most important power base of the NPD, a
company that takes on trainees for young functionaries from the whole federal
territory and above all financial resources. 1,4 million euros of tax funds the
parliamentary group per year of the state, whose free democratic condition
rejects it, got. Thereby is now conclusion which must themselves look for eight
delegates and approximately 40 employees new jobs. Of “regrouping staff”
Pastörs, as exactly he wants to make that, does not speak says it. He knows
exactly that its party cannot catch the loss of the parliamentary group: The
federation NPD is financial in the permanent crisis, which occupies
parliamentary group in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, remained only, well.
Shrinking master clientele that is not the only problem of the NPD, those
nevertheless in two weeks also in Brandenburg and Thuringia start.News. The Saxony
choice points its borders to the right-wing extremists out: They are still
firmly anchored, with a master constituency of nevertheless more than 80,000
supporters in the Free State. But also shrinks, 10,000 former voters remained
this time at home, even in their centers for instance in Saxon Switzerland must
the NPD of losses accept: in Reinhardtsdorf Schöna it reaches however still 16.1
percent, in the health resort Rathen 13.5 percent and in Sebnitz 15.2 percent.
However to win, the NPD does not create new voters. Protest voters rather made
their cross with the AfD. Serves populist tones, is however far away from the
Nazi Schmuddel image of the NPD, which rushed in the election campaign against
asylum seekers and building of mosques and pull as a warning party obviously
few, as Szymanski must admit the news. Particularly since its party neglected the social
topics - “an error”, as it says. The AfD took after election analyses 13,000
voices to the right-wing extremists. “”, Says the NPD functionary hurts from news. It had
given six percent as a choice goal. “We become the AfD before us float”, say
Szymanski, it sound helplessly. Outside of the parliament the NPD might hardly
succeed now. Probably if necessary loutishness will remain as in the election
campaign, in which functionaries called the AfD among other things “worm
extension of the German immigration parties”.
